Malabika Sen dancing on Kalika Stotram

Hello! From now on, I shall add some videos that I watch regularly. Just wanted to share with you some of my Favorites.

Today I am adding this video of Malabika Sen, a mesmerizing dancer from Kalamandalam Calcutta. I must have watched this dance nearly 40 -50 times. She is simply Superb. You can watch her other videos on youtube by the user name kalacal.

What is so beautiful about this dancer is how soft her movements are combined with her perfect control. It is dreamy to wacth! I have not seen this softness in other dancing videos. Also the music is very beautiful: I would love to have a copy of it, if you know where it is from Anjali.
Thanks.

phps i can answer this one step further. Usually Kalika does not refer to a goddess but is a name for the 10th and last incarnation of god Indra or Vishnu, one that is to come in the future. It needs to be analyzed if this is depicted correctly in the dance. Thus Kalika as mentioned in indian epics has virtually the same attributes in Koran or Bible, coming at the end of age to reestablish rightousness in a world of demons, thus Kalika means something like “end of Kali age”

Hey Nigama, i appreciate the attempt you made. It is the english spelling that must have caused the confusion. The pronunciation for Goddess Kali and Kali avatar is different. There is a difference between Goddess Kali or to be accurate Kaali and the 10th avatara of Vishnu, the Kalki. The above song describes the Goddess as one with the lotus eyes and blue complexion. Also it says she wears the ‘Munda mala’ ie a garland of skull. And Vishnu Avatara ‘Kalki’ is an amalgam of a horses head and a man’s body.

Yeah, if you say so, the piece is about a goddess.
I was able to read the name only, in an english translation
of “Gita Govinda” Kalki was translated as Kalika, since I never read Kali as Kalika I was tempted to think the piece might be about Kalki.
I hope you are well in your present place.

I’m a male bharatanatayam dancer currently living in Heidelberg, Germany. Your website and efforts, have really helped me get back to the basics!! hats off to you for that!

I have a query though, I want to perform this dance-kalika stotram. But since, I do not have any knowledge of Sanskrit, It would be really helpful.I could not get any translation on the nest, please help!!

and certain mudras , I could not comprehend- at 0:31 she shows pathaka and tamrachudas- what are these weapons- the sickle and shield?!
also, the other places, I could not understand the meanings of the meanings of the mudras are
0;41-0;43
0:54-0:56-
1:43- which weapon does the tripathka depict?
2:30-2:44

Aravindan thank you.
@ 0.31 check image http://www.ninapaley.com/images/KaliPostcard420.jpg The pataka hasta refers to the Abhaya mudra and tamrachuda is the sickle as you have mentioned. @0.54 -0.56 Is a description of her appearance, where the avahita hands refers to bossom (but the padmakosha at the head “gajakumbho” ….i couldnt figure out as well.)
@1.43 its the sword or a similar kind weapon
2.30-2.44 I though see was talking about her status being above shambu (shiva) and bhrahma and that she is the most powerful (pls confirm)

Malabika di is very graceful & wonderful dancer. I know her too closely. I am also from Kalamandalam,calcutta. This would be the performance at our golfgarden branch. Here, she was performing on goddess ‘kali’ and she was looking amazing when she performed any item on goddess ;’Durga’..
thank u